Inventions in Germany

This unique abacus hanging in the Technical University of Munich actually tells the time.

A memorial to a dizzying sports device and its creator.

This inconspicuous pharmacy went down in history as the first gas station in the world after fueling the first road trip ever taken.

A rare chance to ride one of the few continuous elevators still in operation.

A radio tower with something unusual between its legs.

When the rain falls, this drain system turns into a musical instrument.

Giant wind turbine with observation deck at the very top.

Tallest - but not most powerful - wind turbine in the world.

This unusual small wind turbine in Germany has only a single rotor blade.

20kV overhead line with a garland-like cable.

Electricity pylon standing in the middle of a shelter.

Powerline dead since the 1980s despite appearances.

Remains of a huge radio tower.

This TV tower once secretly housed a GDR intelligence team.

Where the interconnection of German power grids should be.

Constantly maintained, this organ is playing a six-century long composition by John Cage.